NOVENA 


in  honor  of 

Our  Lady 
of 

Mt  Carmel 

Hail  Flower  of  Carmel 
Hail  Fruitful  Vine 
Hail  Ever  Immaculate  Queen 
In  Whom  All  Virtues  Shine 

CARMELITE  MONASTERY 
61  Mt.  Pleasant  Ave. 
Boston,  Mass. 


f 

3Wje  iSobena 

IN  HONOR  OF 

©ur  labp  of  HM.  Carmel 

FOLLOWED  BY  A 

NOTICE  OF  THE  ORIGIN, 
PRIVILEGES  AND  BLESSINGS 
OF  THE 
BROWN  SCAPULAR 


Nihil  obstat: 

Charles  F.  Shay 

May  22,  1931 


Imprimatur: 


fi&  John  Francis  O'Hern 

Bishop  of  Rochester 


CONTENTS 


PAGE 

Indulgence  of  the  Solemn  Novena  pre- 
paratory to  the  Feast  of  Our  Lady  of 
Mt.  Carmel    5 

Prayers  for  the  Novena    7 

Prayers  to  be  Recited  at  Conclusion  of 
Novena    24 

Hymn    26 

Origin,  Privileges,  Blessings,  etc.,  of  the 
Holy  Scapular  of  Mt.  Carmel    28 


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NO VENA 

to  the 

MOST  BLESSED  VIRGIN  MARY 
OF  MT.  CARMEL 

This  pious  devotion  commences  on  July 
7th,  and  closes  on  the  Feast  of  the  Solemn 
Commemoration  of  Our  Lady  of  Mt.  Car- 
mel,  July  16th. 

The  Indulgence  for  Mt.  Carmel  Day  may 
he  gained  from  noon  on  the  15th  to  mid- 
night of  the  16th,  July. 


First  Day  of  the  Novena 

Preparatory  Prayer 

O  Glorious  Queen  of  Angels!  Most 
pure  and  Ever  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  of 
Mt.  Carmel!  Powerful  Advocate  of  all  those 
who  wear  thy  holy  Scapular!  Faithful  Pro- 
tectress of  all  the  servants  of  thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ!  I,  an  unworthy  sinner,  do  this  day, 
in  the  presence  of  thy  beloved  Son,  my 
Saviour,  choose  thee  for  my  Patroness,  that 
through  thy  intercession,  I  may  receive 
from  Him  whatsoever  grace  may  be  neces- 


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sary  and  profitable  for  me  now,  and  at  the 
hour  o£  my  death.  Amen. 

Our  Father  and  Hail  Mary  three  times. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  most  Glorious  and  Blessed  Virgin 
Mary  of  Mt.  Carmel!  I,  an  unworthy 
wearer  of  thy  holy  Scapular,  confident  how- 
ever that  the  Church  does  not  call  thee  in 
vain  the  "Refuge  of  Sinners/'  do  beseech 
thee  to  make  me  sensible  of  the  favors  thou 
hast  conferred  upon  me,  by  promoting  the 
welfare  of  thy  holy  Order,  that  being  truly 
contrite  for  past  offenses,  I  may  by  thy  aid 
and  assistance,  break  the  chains  of  my  slav- 
ery, and  live  henceforward  in  the  happy 
liberty  of  the  children  of  God.  Through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  with  the  Father 

and  the  Holy  Ghost,  liveth  and  reigneth, 
one  God,  world  without  end.  Amen. 

Antiphon 

Hail,  Flower  of  Carmel, 

Hail,  fruitful  Vine! 

Hail,  ever  Immaculate  Queen, 

In  whom  all  virtues  shine. 

O  Mother  mild,  implore  thy  Son, 

To  hear  our  prayers  now, 

And  at  the  hour  of  our  death.  Amen. 


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Let  Us  Pray 

O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  Who 
didst  adorn  the  holy  Order  of  Carmel  with 
the  glorious  title  of  Thy  Immaculate  and 
ever  Blessed  Mother,  grant  propitiously  that 
those  who  celebrate  her  Solemn  Commem- 
oration may,  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  grace, 
turn  their  affections  from  all  irregular  ad- 
herence to  this  world,  and  place  them  en- 
tirely on  the  enjoyment  of  Thee,  Who 
livest  and  reignest,  one  God  world  without 
end.  Amen. 

Hymn  (See  page  26.) 

Second  Day 

Preparatory  Prayer 

O  Glorious  Queen  of  Angels!  Most 
pure  and  Ever  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  of 
Mt.  Carmel!  Powerful  Advocate  of  all  those 
who  wear  thy  holy  Scapular!  Faithful  Pro- 
tectress of  all  the  servants  of  thv  Son  Jesus 
Christ!  I,  an  unworthy  sinner,  do  this  day, 
in  the  presence  of  thy  beloved  Son,  my 
Saviour,  choose  thee  for  my  Patroness,  that 
through  thy  intercession,  I  may  receive 
from  Him  whatsoever  grace  may  be  neces- 
sary and  profitable  for  me  now,  and  at  the 
hour  of  my  death.  Amen. 

Our  Father  and  Hail  Mary  three  times. 


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Let  Us  Pray 

O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  vouchsafe 
to  impart  to  us,  Thy  unworthy  servants,  a 
small  portion  of  that  heavenly  grace  with 
which  Thou  hast  been  pleased  to  sanctify 
Thy  servant  Mary;  and  grant  that,  through 
her  intercession  and  protection,  we  may  be 
shielded  against  all  temptations,  and  be 
secure  from  all  our  enemies.  Through  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  Thy  Son,  who  liveth  and 
reigneth  with  Thee,  in  the  Unity  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  one  God,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

Antiphon 

Hail,  Flower  of  Carmel, 

Hail,  fruitful  Vine! 

Hail,  ever  Immaculate  Queen, 

In  whom  all  virtues  shine. 

O  Mother  mild,  implore  thy  Son, 

To  hear  our  prayers  now, 

And  at  the  hour  of  our  death.  Amen. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  Who 
didst  adorn  the  holy  Order  of  Carmel  with 
the  glorious  title  of  Thy  Immaculate  and 
ever  Blessed  Mother,  grant  propitiously  that 
those  who  celebrate  her  Solemn  Commem- 
oration may,  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  grace, 


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turn  their  affections  from  all  irregular  ad- 
herence to  this  world,  and  place  them  en- 
tirely on  the  enjoyment  of  Thee,  Who 
livest  and  reignest,  one  God  world  without 
end.  Amen. 

Hymn  (See  page  26.) 

Third  Day 

Preparatory  Prayer 

O  Glorious  Queen  of  Angels!  Most 
pure  and  Ever  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  of 
Mt.  Carmel!  Powerful  Advocate  of  all  those 
who  wear  thy  holy  Scapular!  Faithful  Pro- 
tectress of  all  the  servants  of  thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ!  I,  an  unworthy  sinner,  do  this  day, 
in  the  presence  of  thy  beloved  Son,  my 
Saviour,  choose  thee  for  my  Patroness,  that 
through  thy  intercession,  I  may  receive 
from  Him  whatsoever  grace  may  be  neces- 
sary and  profitable  for  me  now,  and  at  the 
hour  of  my  death.  Amen. 

Our  Father  and  Hail  Mary  three  times. 

Let  Us  Pray 

Remember,  O  most  holy  Virgin,  it  is  a 
thing  unheard  of  that  thou  hast  ever  for- 
saken those  who  have  recourse  to  thee.  En- 
couraged with  this  hope  and  confidence,  my 
most  dear  Mother,  I,  a  miserable  sinner, 


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cast  myself  at  thy  sacred  feet,  humbly 
begging  that  thou  wilt  adopt  me  as  thy 
child  forever,  and  take  upon  thee  the  care 
of  my  eternal  salvation:  do  not,  Mother  of 
the  Word  Incarnate,  reject  my  petition, 
but  graciously  hear,  and  grant  it.  Amen. 

Antiphon 

Hail,  Flower  of  Carmel, 

Hail,  fruitful  Vine! 

Hail,  ever  Immaculate  Queen, 

In  whom  all  virtues  shine. 

O  Mother  mild,  implore  thy  Son, 

To  hear  our  prayers  now, 

And  at  the  hour  of  our  death.  Amen. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  Who 
didst  adorn  the  holy  Order  of  Carmel  with 
the  glorious  title  of  Thy  Immaculate  and 
ever  Blessed  Mother,  grant  propitiously  that 
those  who  celebrate  her  Solemn  Commem- 
oration may,  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  grace, 
turn  their  affections  from  all  irregular  ad- 
herence to  this  world,  and  place  them  en- 
tirely on  the  enjoyment  of  Thee,  Who 
livest  and  reignest,  one  God  world  without 
end.  Amen. 

Hymn  (See  page  26.) 


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Fourth  Day 

Preparatory  Prayer 

O  Glorious  Queen  of  Angels!  Most 
pure  and  Ever  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  of 
Mt.  Carmel!  Powerful  Advocate  of  all  those 
who  wear  thy  holy  Scapular!  Faithful  Pro- 
tectress of  all  the  servants  of  thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ!  I,  an  unworthy  sinner,  do  this  day, 
in  the  presence  of  thy  beloved  Son,  my 
Saviour,  choose  thee  for  my  Patroness,  that 
through  thy  intercession,  I  may  receive 
from  Him  whatsoever  grace  may  be  neces- 
sary and  profitable  for  me  now,  and  at  the 
hour  of  my  death.  Amen. 

Our  Father  and  Hail  Mary  three  times. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Most  Glorious  and  Ever  Blessed  Virgin 
Mary  of  Mt.  Carmel!  I,  thy  unworthy  child 
and  client,  sensible  of  the  favors  thou  en- 
joyest  with  God,  humbly  present  myself  be- 
fore thee,  and  beg  that  thou  wilt  intercede 
and  obtain  for  me  true  contrition  and  re- 
pentance, an  undefiled  purity  of  heart,  and 
a  conscience  free  from  sin  and  all  offense 
against  God;  direct  me,  I  beseech  thee,  in 
all  my  actions  during  life,  and  in  that  awful 


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moment  when  my  poor  soul  departs  from 
my  body,  conduct  it  into  the  presence  of 
thy  Son,  there  to  sing  His  praises  forever 
and  ever.  Amen. 

Antiphon 

Hail,  Flower  of  Carmel, 

Hail,  fruitful  Vine! 

Hail,  ever  Immaculate  Queen, 

In  whom  all  virtues  shine. 

O  Mother  mild,  implore  thy  Son, 

To  hear  our  prayers  now, 

And  at  the  hour  of  our  death.  Amen. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  Who 
didst  adorn  the  holy  Order  of  Carmel  with 
the  glorious  title  of  Thy  Immaculate  and 
ever  Blessed  Mother,  grant  propitiously  that 
those  who  celebrate  her  Solemn  Commem- 
oration may,  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  grace, 
turn  their  affections  from  all  irregular  ad- 
herence to  this  world,  and  place  them  en- 
tirely on  the  enjoyment  of  Thee,  Who 
livest  and  reignest,  one  God  world  without 
end.  Amen. 

Hymn  (See  page  26.) 


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Fifth  Day 

Preparatory  Prayer 

O  Glorious  Queen  of  Angels!  Most 
pure  and  Ever  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  of 
Mt.  Carmel!  Powerful  Advocate  of  all  those 
who  wear  thy  holy  Scapular!  Faithful  Pro- 
tectress of  all  the  servants  of  thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ!  I,  an  unworthy  sinner,  do  this  day, 
in  the  presence  of  thy  beloved  Son,  my 
Saviour,  choose  thee  for  my  Patroness,  that 
through  thy  intercession,  I  may  receive 
from  Him  whatsoever  grace  may  be  neces- 
sary and  profitable  for  me  now,  and  at  the 
hour  of  my  death.  Amen. 

Our  Father  and  Hail  Mary  three  times. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Most  Glorious  Virgin  Mother,  who, 
by  favor  of  thy  Divine  Son  hast  so  great 
power  in  heaven  and  on  earth,  enlighten 
my  blindness  and  strengthen  my  resolution. 
The  zeal  thou  hast  in  promoting  the  wel- 
fare of  thy  sacred  Order,  and  the  part  thou 
takest  in  seeing  the  grace  of  our  Redeemer 
abound  in  us,  give  me  a  right  to  thy  interest 
in  this  my  request;  and  when  that  awTful 


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hour  of  death  approaches,  be  to  me,  I  be- 
seech thee,  a  tender  Mother,  and  by  thy 
prayers  dispose  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ  fav- 
orably in  my  regard.  Amen. 

Antiphon 
Hail,  Flower  of  Carmel, 
Hail,  fruitful  Vine! 
Hail,  ever  Immaculate  Queen, 
In  whom  all  virtues  shine. 
O  Mother  mild,  implore  thy  Son, 
To  hear  our  prayers  now, 
And  at  the  hour  of  our  death.  Amen. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  Who 
didst  adorn  the  holy  Order  of  Carmel  with 
the  glorious  title  of  Thy  Immaculate  and 
ever  Blessed  Mother,  grant  propitiously  that 
those  who  celebrate  her  Solemn  Commem- 
oration may,  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  grace, 
turn  their  affections  from  all  irregular  ad- 
herence to  this  world,  and  place  them  en- 
tirely on  the  enjoyment  of  Thee,  Who 
livest  and  reignest,  one  God  world  without 
end.  Amen. 

Hymn  (See  page  26.) 


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Sixth  Day 

Preparatory  Prayer 

O  Glorious  Queen  of  Angels!  Most 
pure  and  Ever  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  of 
Mt.  Carmel!  Powerful  Advocate  of  all  those 
who  wear  thy  holy  Scapular!  Faithful  Pro- 
tectress of  all  the  servants  of  thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ!  I,  an  unworthy  sinner,  do  this  day, 
in  the  presence  of  thy  beloved  Son,  my 
Saviour,  choose  thee  for  my  Patroness,  that 
through  thy  intercession,  I  may  receive 
from  Him  whatsoever  grace  may  be  neces- 
sary and  profitable  for  me  now,  and  at  the 
hour  of  my  death.  Amen. 

Our  Father  and  Hail  Mary  three  times. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Most  Glorious  and  ever  Virgin  Mary 
of  Mt.  Carmel,  I  offer  unto  thee  this  day, 
all  my  thoughts,  words  and  actions:  I  am 
wea*k  and  infirm,  dejected  and  cast  down 
at  every  tribulation,  and  terrified  at  the 
dismal  prospect  a  review  of  my  own  in- 
terior gives  me.  All  is  misery,  a  continual 
propensity  to  vice,  and  repugnance  to  vir- 
tue. O  Mother  of  Mercy  and  refuge  of  sin- 
ners, thou  wilt  not  reject  a  contrite  and 
humble  heart.  Intercede  for  me,  I  beseech 


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thee,  that  I  may  so  live  in  this  sinful  world, 
that  at  the  hour  of  death  I  may  be  worthy 
to  be  admitted  into  the  Regions  of  Bliss. 
Through  Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who,  with 
the  Father  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  liveth  and 
reigneth,  One  God,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

Antiphon 

Hail,  Flower  of  Carmel, 

Hail,  fruitful  Vine! 

Hail,  ever  Immaculate  Queen, 

In  whom  all  virtues  shine. 

O  Mother  mild,  implore  thy  Son, 

To  hear  our  prayers  now, 

And  at  the  hour  of  our  death.  Amen. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  Who 
didst  adorn  the  holy  Order  of  Carmel  with 
the  glorious  title  of  Thy  Immaculate  and 
ever  Blessed  Mother,  grant  propitiously  that 
those  who  celebrate  her  Solemn  Commem- 
oration may,  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  grace, 
turn  their  affections  from  all  irregular  ad- 
herence to  this  world,  and  place  them  en- 
tirely on  the  enjoyment  of  Thee,  Who 
livest  and  reignest,  one  God  world  without 
end.  Amen. 


Hymn  (See  page  26.) 


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Seventh  Day 

Pre  pa  ra  t  o  ry  Pray  e  r 

O  Glorious  Queen  of  Angels!  Most 
pure  and  Ever  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  of 
Mt.  Carmel!  Powerful  Advocate  of  all  those 
who  wrear  thy  holy  Scapular!  Faithful  Pro- 
tectress of  all  the  servants  of  thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ!  I,  an  unworthy  sinner,  do  this  day, 
in  the  presence  of  thy  beloved  Son,  my 
Saviour,  choose  thee  for  my  Patroness,  that 
through  thy  intercession,  I  may  receive 
from  Him  whatsoever  grace  may  be  neces- 
sary and  profitable  for  me  now,  and  at  the 
hour  of  my  death.  Amen. 

Our  Father  and  Hail  Mary  three  times. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  most  Hoh  Alary  of  Mt.  Carmel,  pray 
for  me,  I  beseech  thee,  that  through  the 
merits  of  thy  Son,  I  may  enjoy  perpetual 
health  of  mind  and  body,  and  that  I  may 
serve  Him  faithfully  in  this  life,  and  here- 
after see,  love,  and  enjoy  Him  in  the  king- 
dom of  His  glory.  Who,  with  the  Father 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  liveth  and  reigneth, 
One  God,  world  without  end.  Amen. 


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Antiphon 

Hail,  Flower  of  Carmel, 

Hail,  fruitful  Vine! 

Hail,  ever  Immaculate  Queen, 

In  whom  all  virtues  shine. 

O  Mother  mild,  implore  thy  Son, 

To  hear  our  prayers  now, 

And  at  the  hour  of  our  death.  Amen. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  Who 
didst  adorn  the  holy  Order  of  Carmel  with 
the  glorious  title  of  Thy  Immaculate  and 
ever  Blessed  Mother,  grant  propitiously  that 
those  who  celebrate  her  Solemn  Commem- 
oration may,  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  grace, 
turn  their  affections  from  all  irregular  ad- 
herence to  this  world,  and  place  them  en- 
tirely on  the  enjoyment  of  Thee,  Who 
livest  and  reignest,  one  God  world  without 
end.  Amen. 

Hymn  (See  page  26.) 

Eighth  Day 

Preparatory  Prayer 

O  Glorious  Queen  of  Angels!  Most 
pure  and  Ever  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  of 
Mt.  Carmel!  Powerful  Advocate  of  all  those 


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who  wear  thy  holy  Scapular!  Faithful  Pro- 
tectress of  all  the  servants  of  ihy  Son  Jesus 
Christ!  I,  an  unworthy  sinner,  do  this  day, 
in  the  presence  of  thy  beloved  Son,  my 
Saviour,  choose  thee  for  my  Patroness,  that 
through  thy  intercession,  I  may  receive 
from  Him  whatsoever  grace  may  be  neces- 
sary and  profitable  for  me  now,  and  at  the 
hour  of  my  death.  Amen. 

Our  Father  and  Hail  Mary  three  times. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  most  glorious  and  ever  Blessed  Virgin 
Mary  of  Mt.  Carmel,  faithful  Protectress  of 
all  those  who  wear  thy  holy  Scapular,  be- 
hold thy  poor  servant  humbly  prostrate  at 
thy  feet,  deploring  his  misery  and  implor- 
ing thy  prayers,  and  beseeching  thee  to  pro- 
tect him  through  the  stormy  ocean  of  this 
tempestuous  world;  hear  my  prayers  then, 
O  refuge  of  sinners,  and  after  this  our  exile 
show  unto  us  the  Blessed  Fruit  of  thy 
womb,  Jesus,  O  most  clement,  O  most  lov- 
ing, O  most  sweet  Virgin  Mary! 

Antiphon 

Hail,  Flower  of  Carmel, 

Hail,  fruitful  Vine! 

Hail,  ever  Immaculate  Queen, 


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In  whom  all  virtues  shine. 

O  Mother  mild,  implore  thy  Son, 

To  hear  our  prayers  now, 

And  at  the  hour  of  our  death.  Amen. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  Who 
didst  adorn  the  holy  Order  of  Carmel  with 
the  glorious  title  of  Thy  Immaculate  and 
ever  Blessed  Mother,  grant  propitiously  that 
those  who  celebrate  her  Solemn  Commem- 
oration may,  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  grace, 
turn  their  affections  from  all  irregular  ad- 
herence to  this  world,  and  place  them  en- 
tirely on  the  enjoyment  of  Thee,  Who 
livest  and  reignest,  one  God  world  without 
end.  Amen. 

Hymn  (See  page  26.) 

Ninth  Day 

Preparatory  Prayer 

O  Glorious  Queen  of  Angels!  Most 
pure  and  Ever  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  of 
Mt.  Carmel!  Powerful  Advocate  of  all  those 
who  wear  thy  holy  Scapular!  Faithful  Pro- 
tectress of  all  the  servants  of  thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ!  I,  an  unworthy  sinner,  do  this  day, 
in  the  presence  of  thy  beloved  Son,  my 
Saviour,  choose  thee  for  my  Patroness,  that 


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through  thy  intercession,  I  may  receive 
from  Him  whatsoever  grace  may  be  neces- 
sary and  profitable  for  me  now,  and  at  the 
hour  of  my  death.  Amen. 

Our  Father  and  Hail  Mary  three  times. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Blessed  Finder  of  Grace,  Mother  of 
Life,  Mother  of  Salvation!  May  we  through 
thee  have  access  to  thv  Son;  and  may  He, 
Who  was  given  us  through  thee,  receive 
us  through  thee.  May  thy  integrity  and  in- 
nocence excuse  before  Him  the  stain  of  our 
corruption;  may  thy  abundant  charity  cover 
the  multitude  of  our  sins,  and  thy  glorious 
fruitf ulness  supply  our  want  of  merits.  Our 
Mother,  our  Mediatrix,  our  Advocate,  rec- 
oncile us  to  thy  Son,  commend  us  to  thv 
Son,  present  us  to  thy  Son;  by  the  grace 
with  which  thou  art  honored,  obtain  that 
He,  who  through  thee  put  on  our  weakness, 
may,  through  thee,  make  us  partakers  of 
His  bliss  and  glory.  Amen. 

Antiphox 

Hail,  Flower  of  Carmel, 

Hail,  fruitful  Vine! 

Hail,  ever  Immaculate  Queen, 

In  whom  all  virtues  shine. 

O  Mother  mild,  implore  thy  Son, 


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To  hear  our  prayers  now, 

And  at  the  hour  of  our  death.  Amen. 

Let  Us  Pray 

O  Almighty  and  Eternal  God,  Who 
didst  adorn  the  holy  Order  of  Carmel  with 
the  glorious  title  of  Thy  Immaculate  and 
ever  Blessed  Mother,  grant  propitiously  that 
those  who  celebrate  her  Solemn  Commem- 
oration may,  by  the  assistance  of  Thy  grace, 
turn  their  affections  from  all  irregular  ad- 
herence to  this  world,  and  place  them  en- 
tirely on  the  enjoyment  of  Thee.  Who 
livest  and  reignest,  one  God  world  without 
end.  Amen. 

Hymn  (See  page  26.) 


PRAYERS  TO  BE  RECITED  ON 
THE  FEAST  OF  OUR  LADY 
OF  MT.  CARMEL 

Antiphon 

Hail,  Flower  of  Carmel, 

Hail,  fruitful  Vine! 

Hail,  ever  Immaculate  Queen, 

In  whom  all  virtues  shine. 

O  Mother  mild,  implore  thy  Son, 

To  hear  our  prayers  now, 

And  at  the  hour  of  our  death.  Amen. 


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Prayer  of  the  Mass  and  Office, 
July  16th 

O  God,  who  hast  deigned  to  honor  the 
Order  of  Carmel  with  the  glorious  title  of 
Thy  Virgin  Mother,  grant  the  grace  of  her 
protection  to  all  who  celebrate  this  Solemn 
Commemoration,  so  that  through  her,  we 
may  attain  eternal  happiness.  Amen. 


O  Glorious  Virgin  Mary,  Queen  of  Car- 
mel, Mother  of  God  and  of  poor  sinners, 
special  Protectress  of  all  those  who  wear 
thy  holy  Scapular,  I  supplicate  thee,  by  the 
glory  that  has  been  accorded  thee  by  the 
Incarnate  Word  in  choosing  thee  for  His 
Mother,  to  obtain  for  me  the  pardon  of  m\ 
>ins,  amendment  of  my  life,  salvation  of 
my  soul,  consolation  in  my  pains,  and  in 
particular  the  grace  I  ask  in  this  N  oven  a, 
provided  it  be  conformable  to  the  will  of 
thv  Divine  Son.  Amen. 

A  Prayer  Composed  by 
St.  John  of  the  Cross 

O  Mary.  Most  Holy  Mother  of  Carmel. 
Virgin  of  Virgins,  Sanctuary  of  the  Blessed 
Trinity,  Mirror  of  Angels,  assured  Refuge 
of  Sinners,  have  compassion  on  us  in  our 


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sufferings,  listen  to  our  sighs  with  clemency, 
and  appease  the  anger  of  thy  Divine  Son. 
Amen. 


FLOS  CARMELI 

The  Miraculous  Prayer  to 
Our  Lady  of  Mt.  Carmel 
by  St.  Simon  Stock 

Most  Holy  Virgin,  Beauty  of  Carmel! 
Virgin  Flower  forever  in  bloom!  Bright 
Ornament  of  Heaven!  Thou  Virgin  Mother 
of  the  Man-God!  Mother  of  holy  love! 
Mother  of  mercy  and  meekness!  Mother 
honored  above  all  mothers!  Star  of  the  sea! 
Be  thou  propitious  to  thy  dear  children  of 
Carmel,  and  to  all  who  have  the  happiness 
of  wearing  thy  holy  Scapular.  Amen. 

Queen  Beauty  of  Carmel!  Pray  for  us. 
300  Days  Indulgence. 

HYMN  TO  OUR  LADY  OF 
MOUNT  CARMEL 

Queen  and  Lady  of  Mount  Carmel! 

Seen  by  Prophet's  mystic  gaze; 
Shown  above  the  holy  mountain 

As  Elias  kneels  and  prays. 


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Cloud-like  rising  from  the  ocean; 

Pure  and  free  from  every  stain, 
She  doth  claim  his  heart's  devotion 

Thro'  the  ages  to  remain. 

Mother  of  Mount  Carmel,  hear! 
When  we  call,  oh!  be  thou  near! 

(Repeat) 

To  the  Prophet's  sons  descendeth 

As  a  sacred  legacy, 
Love  of  Mary's  pure  Conception — 

Virgin  Mother  yet  to  be! 
Tender  Mother,  she  hath  clothed  us 

With  a  double  garment  fair: 
Pledge  of  heavenly  protection, 

Is  the  Scapular  we  wear. 

Mother  of  Mount  Carmel,  hear! 
When  we  call,  oh!  be  thou  near! 

(Repeat) 

Queen  and  Beauty  of  Mount  Carmel! 

Christ's  dear  Gift  on  Calvary! 
Refuge  sure  in  every  danger! 

Confident  we  fly  to  thee. 
Mother,  hear  our  humble  pleading, 

Grant  the  favors  we  implore; 
To  thy  love  we  are  appealing, 

Bless  us  now  and  evermore. 

Mother  of  Mount  Carmel,  hear! 
When  we  call,  oh!  be  thou  near! 

(Repeat) 


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THE  SCAPULAR  OF  OUR  LADY 
OF  MOUNT  CARMEL 


Its  Origin,  Privileges,  Blessings  and 

Indulgences 


The  Scapular  of  Our  Lady  of  Mt.  Carmel 
consists  of  two  small  pieces  of  brown 
woolen  cloth  connected  by  two  cords  made 
of  wool,  cotton  thread,  etc.  The  word  scap- 
ular is  derived  from  the  Latin  scapulae 
(shoulders),  because  it  is  intended  to  hang 
suspended  from  the  shoulders.  It  is  also 
called  the  "Little  Habit  of  the  Blessed  Vir- 
gin." Many  of  the  religious  orders  wear  a 
scapular  the  color  of  their  habits,  but  to 
none  has  Heaven  granted  the  special  privi- 
leges and  prerogatives  that  have  been  so 
lavishly  showered  upon  the  one  of  Mt. 
Carmel. 

The  Confraternity  Scapular,  the  small 
one  worn  by  the  faithful  in  general, 
traces  its  origin  to  the  famous  apparition 
of  the  Virgin  Mother  of  God  to  St.  Simon 
Stock,  the  sixth  Latin  General  of  the  Order. 
It  took  place  July  16th,  1251,  at  Cambridge, 
in  England,  although,  centuries  previous 
there  existed  a  Confraternity  of  Our  Lady 
of  Mount  Carmel,  on  the  holy  mountain 
bearing  this  name  in  Palestine,  as  there  are 


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records  extant  showing  that  Pope  Leo  IV, 
in  847,  granted  indulgences  to  the  then 
existing  Confraternity  of  Our  Lady  of  Mt. 
Carmel.  Our  Lady's  Confraternity  is  hence 
the  most  ancient  of  all  sodalities  of  the 
kind,  as  it  is  also  the  one  which  has  been 
the  most  favored  by  Heaven,  by  the  Blessed 
Virgin  herself,  and  by  the  Holy  See.  No 
less  than  thirty  Pontiffs  have  accorded  to  it 
privileges  and  indulgences  of  exceptional 
favor. 

A  new  glory,  however,  was  added  to  the 
Confraternity,  July  16th,  1251,  when  the 
Queen  of  Heaven  appeared  to  her  devout 
servant,  St.  Simon  Stock.  For  a  long  time 
this  holy  monk  had  been  imploring  the 
Mother  of  God  to  take  the  cause  of  her 
Order  into  her  own  hands,  as  it  was,  at  the 
time,  undergoing  a  storm  of  opposition 
from  the  world  without. 

"O  Mary,"  said  he,  "show  us  that  you 
are  our  Mother;  you  are  our  hope  in  the 
midst  of  storms,  our  shield  in  combats,  our 
refuge  and  salvation.  O  Virgin  Most  Holy! 
Give  me  a  sign  of  your  predilection  for  your 
Order  of  Carmel,  which  will  astonish  our 
adversaries  and  confound  our  detractors"; 
and  with  fervent  accents  he  addressed  to 
her  that  beautiful  prayer,  "Flos  Carmeli," 
so  dear  to  the  heart  of  the  Queen  of  Heaven. 


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The  confidence  and  perseverance  of  this 
Elias-like  Saint  could  not  but  win  the  fav- 
orable regard  of  the  Queen  of  Carmel,  who 
appeared  to  him  with  the  Infant  Jesus  in 
her  arms,  surrounded  by  a  multitude  of 
celestial  spirits,  holding  in  her  hands  the 
Scapular  of  the  Order,  which  she  presented 
to  him,  saying:  "Receive,  my  beloved  son, 
this  Scapular  of  thy  Order  as  the  distinctive 
sign  of  my  Confraternity;  it  is  a  token  of 
the  privileges  I  have  obtained  for  thee,  and 
for  all  the  children  of  Carmel;  whoever  dies 
piously  wearing  this  Scapular  shall  be  pre- 
served from  eternal  flames.  It  is  a  sign  of 
salvation,  a  sure  safeguard  in  dangers,  a 
pledge  of  peace  and  of  my  special  protec- 
tion until  the  end  of  ages."  This  took  place 
under  the  Pontificate  of  Innocent  IV,  and 
before  the  Blessed  Virgin  disappeared  from 
the  raptured  gaze  of  St.  Simon  Stock  she 
directed  him  to  go  to  the  feet  of  the  Vicar 
of  her  Divine  Son  and  announce  these  mag- 
nificent promises  in  behalf  of  her  children, 
assuring  the  Saint  that  Innocent  would  rem- 
edy the  persecutions  then  existing  against 
the  Order. 

The  truth  of  this  vision  has  been  mag- 
nificently ratified  by  the  learned  Pope  Bene- 
dict XIV,  not  to  speak  of  the  Bulls  and  De- 
crees of  Innocent  IV,  John  XXII,  Urban 


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VI,  Alexander  V,  Clement  VII,  who  granted 
many  indulgences,  etc.,  Sixtus  V,  Paul  V, 
etc.  The  learned  Jesuit  Cardinal  Bellarmine 
composed  new  lessons  for  the  Office,  and 
the  Mass  of  the  Feast  of  Our  Lady  of  Mt. 
Carmel,  when  its  obligation  was  extended 
to  the  universal  Church  by  Paul  V;  nor  can 
the  Feast  be  transferred  to  the  Sunday  fol- 
lowing without  a  special  Indult.  The  Doc- 
tors of  the  most  celebrated  universities  of 
Europe,  the  Saints  of  all  the  Religious  Or- 
ders, the  pious  Kings,  Queens  and  Prin- 
cesses of  all  nations,  the  religious  authors  of 
all  centuries,  have  been  happy  in  making 
known  the  praise  of  Our  Lady  of  Mt.  Car- 
mel and  the  prerogatives  of  her  Scapular. 

Some  fifty  years  after  the  apparition  of 
the  Blessed  Virgin  to  St.  Simon  Stock,  she 
appeared  to  Pope  John  XXII,  extending 
her  maternal  solicitude  still  further,  even 
to  the  other  life,  in  promising  him  she 
would  assist  and  console  the  children  of 
Carmel  detained  in  Purgatory,  and  also 
speedily  release  them  on  the  first  Saturday 
after  their  death.  This  consoling  privilege 
of  a  speedy  deliverance  was  made  by  the 
Blessed  Virgin  in  the  following  words: 
"John,  Vicar  of  my  Son,  you  are  indebted 
to  me  for  the  high  dignity  to  which  you 
have  been  elevated  by  my  solicitations  with 


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my  Son  for  you,  and  as  I  have  delivered 
you  from  the  snares  of  your  adversaries,  I 
expect  from  you  an  entire  and  favorable 
confirmation  of  the  holy  Order  of  the  Car- 
melites, which  had  its  birth  on  Mt.  Carmel, 
and  who  are  the  descendants  of  Elias  and 
Eliseus;  they  have  always  been  singularly 
devout  to  me,  and  if  any  of  the  religious 
or  wearers  of  my  Scapular  leave  this  pres- 
ent life  to  expiate  their  sins  in  Purgatory, 
I  will,  as  their  tender  Mother,  descend  in 
their  midst  to  Purgatory  on  the  Saturday 
after  their  death;  I  will  deliver  those  I  find 
there,  and  will  bring  them  to  the  holy 
mountain  in  the  happy  sojourn  of  life 
eternal." 

For  a  participation  in  the  first  privilege, 
that  of  a  good  death  or  exemption  from 
eternal  doom,  a  person  should  duly  re- 
ceive the  Scapular  from  a  priest  authorized 
to  give  it,  wear  it  devoutly  over  the  shoul- 
ders and  have  it  on  particularly  at  the  hour 
of  death. 

For  as  said,  the  Blessed  Virgin  in  pre- 
senting the  Scapular  to  St.  Simon  Stock 
announced  that  it  was  a  "sign  of  Salva- 
tion," but  Our  Lady's  words  are  to  be  un- 
derstood that  this  sacred  pledge  of  her  pro- 
tection is  a  means  leading  and  assisting 
thereto.  Hence,  to  be  the  recipient  of  her 


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fevor  and  promises  it  is  essentially  requi- 
site to  live  in  conformity  with  the  precepts 
or  the  Holy  Church,  to  wear  it  devoutly, 
that  is,  lead  a  pure  life  and  make  efforts  to 
imitate  the  virtues  of  the  Immaculate 
Queen  of  Heaven.  Some  may,  however,  be 
inclined  to  say,  "why,  if  I  lead  a  pure  and 
holy  life  I  can  be  saved  without  the  Scap- 
ular, why  encumber  myself  with  it,  I  am 
already  on  the  road  to  Heaven?"  But,  it 
must  be  remarked  that  the  graces  received 
through  the  Scapular,  the  special  protec- 
tion you  will  enjoy  as  being  one  of  the 
chosen  fold  of  Mary,  will  better  enable  you 
to  keep  the  heart  pure  from  deliberate  sins 
and  to  lead  a  holy  life.  Millions  of  saved 
souls  might  have  been  in  Hell  today  but 
for  this  "sign  of  salvation."  Number,  if 
you  can,  the  death-bed  conversions  it  has 
brought  about,  for  every  true  Catholic 
knows  that  the  Blessed  Virgin  has  marvel- 
lous and  providential  ways  of  obtaining  the 
salvation  of  her  children  engendered  at  the 
foot  of  the  Cross  and  redeemed  at  the  cost 
of  the  Precious  Blood  of  her  Divine  Son. 
All  wonder  whence  the  mysterious  grace 
of  repentance,  and  soon  they  learn  its 
channel — the  Scapular.  But  no  one  should 
rely  with  presumptive  confidence  on  this 
extraordinary   intervention   of   the  Most 


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Blessed  Virgin,  whom  the  Church  beauti- 
fully styles  the  "Refuge  of  Sinners,'*  but 
strive  to  make  their  election  sure,  as  the 
Apostle  says,  by  the  practice  of  virtue,  so  as 
to  merit  the  powerful  protection  of  Our 
Lady  of  Mt.  Carmel  at  the  hour  of  death, 
for  St.  Bernard  says,  "All  graces  flow  to  us 
through  the  hands  of  Mary,  and  no  one 
having  recourse  to  her  protection  is  re- 
fused succor/' 

To  enjoy  the  second  privilege,  called  the 
Sabbatine  Bull,  it  is  obligatory,  in  addition 
to  the  foregoing  conditions,  to  observe 
chastity  according  to  one's  state,  and,  if 
able  to  read,  to  recite  daily  the  Office  of  the 
Blessed  Virgin  according  to  the  Roman 
Breviary.  (The  Canonical  Office  of  the 
Church  fulfills  the  condition  for  priests 
and  those  bound  to  say  it,  if  the  intention 
is  directed  to  this  end.)  But,  if  the  person 
is  unable  to  say  the  Office  of  the  Blessed 
Virgin  Mary,  it  can  be  commuted  by  one 
who  has  special  faculties  for  this  purpose 
(Decree,  June  22d,  1842),  in  which  case,  the 
person  must  observe  the  fasts  of  the  Church, 
and  abstain  from  flesh-meat  on  Wednes- 
days, Fridays  and  Saturdays,  but  if  this  like- 
wise be  impossible,  a  confessor,  who  has 
the  faculties  as  above,  can  commute  for 
some  other  pious  work. 


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LAUDATE 

Laudate  Dominum,  omnes  gentes,  Laudate 

eum  omnes  populi. 
Quoniam  confirmata  est  super  nos  miseri- 

cordia  ejus, 
Et  Veritas  Domini  manet  in  aeternum. 
Gloria  Patri  et  Filio  et  Spiritui  Sancto, 
Sicut  erat  in  principio  et  nunc  et  semper  et 

in  saecula  saeculorum.  Amen. 

HOLY  GOD  WE  PRAISE 
THY  NAME 

Holy  God!  we  praise  Thy  name, 
Lord  of  all!  we  bow  before  Thee; 

All  on  earth  Thy  sceptre  claim, 
All  in  heaven  above  adore  Thee; 

Infinite  Thy  vast  domain, 
Everlasting  is  Thy  reign. 

Hark!  the  loud  celestial  hymn, 
Angel  choirs  above  are  raising, 

Cherubim  and  Seraphim, 

In  unceasing  chorus  praising, 

Fill  the  heav'ns  with  sweet  accord: 
Holy,  Holy,  Holy  Lord! 


